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Have you ever heard of the Elephant clock ??(A Thread)It was invented by Al-Jazari in the 12th century.The timing mechanism is based on a water-filled bucket hidden inside the elephant.
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I'm probably fighting a losing battle in trying to get academics based in North America to stop saying "decolonizing" when they actually mean "work towards more equitable practices in our
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1/ Today, @GoodFoodInst launched a benchmark of the top 15 U.S. #grocerystores on their assortment, merchandising, and marketing of #plantbased foods. Here are the highlights. https://bit.ly/3dbqIQN  2/ #Plantbased meat, eggs,
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1. From targeting Muslims in India, in their game to outshout each other, Indian TV channels are turning their eyes to Nepal-India border. One channel is playing up 'corona fidayeen'
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Ok this is pretty huge: the NYT says that if polls are as wrong as they were in 2016, Trump will win. This means we should actually assume Biden is
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it's not that rich people are more likely to be pedophiles, it's that men in all income levels engage in an absurd amount of sexual violence and the scale and
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Just wanna tweet this before I become a serious Nevie, I’ve always known Gidle since debut and always appreciated their music. But due to some time constraint and being occupied
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What do you think the greatest historic failures of the #FilmBiz to think strategically or towards the future have been? Beyond content & representation issues (huge!), the studios mistaken belief
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Now that we're obliged to care about Corona-chan again, doesn't it seem strange that the organs of science haven't really recommended any at-home preventatives or treatments?It's been the better part
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MMT says increasing interest rates increases inflation assuming people spend that portion of extra savings. That means reducing interest rates should reduce inflation. Any empirical evidence or data pointing to
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You hate to see it. African Americans have been demanding reparations since 1865. ADOS leaders have bamboozled their followers into believing that reparations hasn't materialized be because we lacked a
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[postal dude voice] i know what you're thinking, but i dont even like final fantasy https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1290419913497034752 so i guess thats two box arts my game and doom 2016 have copied
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Understand this basic perversion of patriarchy: It pretends a system of labor is a system of morality by telling girls and women our willingness to submit to biological, domestic, sexual,
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Anyway, one last Keillor thought: he based a lot of his latest thought-burp on the old chestnut of "white privilege can't apply to ME because I, though white, grew up
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As a journalist, it is important to be neutral. Nevertheless, you're entitled to an opinion and here is my takes on the Davis Cup this week.- The passion player's have
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7 years ago, I was almost kicked out of a McDonald's in Buenos Aires for taking a picture of their menu, posted at the end of the store. Unlike stores
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